Social Worker - Children in Care

Location Dudley
Job type Permanent
Salary £31,099 - 41,496 per year
Consultant Harry Smy
Call 0333 7000 020
Reference 169843

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Social Worker within the Children in Care team to work full time, based in Dudley.

The salary for this permanent Registered Fostering Manger job is up to £41,496 per annum.

Main duties:

  • Contribute to the delivery of an effective children’s social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.
  • To hold and manage a varied caseload reflecting the function of the team in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and legislation.
  • To identify and assess levels of risk and need and to deliver protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.
  • Ensure that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.
  • To attend a range of meetings including child protection case conference meetings and court hearings to represent the local authority.
  • Contribute through team meetings and organisational events to the development of the service.
  • Ensure that expenditure on cases is properly authorised and recorded, in accordance with departmental procedures.
  • Undertake direct work with children, young people and their families in line with agreed care plans.
  • All work is child focussed, effective and in line with legislation and practice.

 

 Requirements of The Social Worker Job.

  • Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
  • Current Social Work England Registration.
  • Experience within Children’s Services.
  • Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.

      

Contact:
This Socail Worker job is advertised by Ashley Eales; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.